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5 Golf Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DF

26/0413/CLPCertificate Proposed Lawful Use/DevRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 13 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse to Grant Certificate1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of loft to habitable space to include hip to gable roof alterations, rear dormer, 2x front rooflights and alterations to fenestration Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

Received
30 March 2026
Ward
Bushey North
Agent
star plans ltd
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 5 Golf Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DF. Hertsmere has handled 952 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Bushey North. We hold 1,928 applications in total for the WD23 postcode area.

81% of outline applications at Hertsmere Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would fail to comply with condition (a) of Class A and conditions (a) and (b) sub-section (bb) of Class B, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). First Schedule (description of operations) Conversion of loft to habitable space to include hip to gable roof alterations, rear dormer, 2x front rooflights and alterations to fenestration Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD23 2DF
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Target decision date
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
star plans ltd
Architect profile
STAR PLANS LTD
Agent address
76 Steli Avenue Canvey Island SS8 9QF

Planning decision

Case officer
William Clarke
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14810706
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Mar

    Conversion of loft to habitable space to include hip to gable roof alterations, rear dormer, 2x front…

    This applicationRefusedOutline26/0413/CLP
  2. 2026
    30 Mar

    Single storey side extension.

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongside26/0415/HSE

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